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they do want to work with the united states of america. so at this moment in world history, if the u.s. gets it right with china, then we are in for two or three decades of comfortable time. but if the u.s. gets it wrong with china at this point in time, then it is very dangerous. >> there has been in china for the last 20 years, roughly speaking, a kind of consistently pro-american foreign policy, by which i mean this -- that the chinese saw their salvation, their path to great power, their rise to great power as being fueled by a good relationship with america, because that gave them access to trade, technology, and also created a kind of umbrella of security under which they could grow. is the current leadership and the next generation of leadership in china, from what you can see, still kind of thinking along these same lines? or has the rise of china, the financial crisis, the discrediting perhaps of some notions of american -- the american model, has all this made the chinese feel, you know what, we need to rethink our relationship w
they do want to work with the united states of america. so at this moment in world history, if the u.s. gets it right with china, then we are in for two or three decades of comfortable time. but if the u.s. gets it wrong with china at this point in time, then it is very dangerous. >> there has been in china for the last 20 years, roughly speaking, a kind of consistently pro-american foreign policy, by which i mean this -- that the chinese saw their salvation, their path to great power,...
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they do want to work with the united states of america. so at this moment in world history, if the u.s. gets it right with china, then we are in for two or three decades of comfortable time. but if the u.s. gets it wrong with china at this point in time, then it is very dangerous. >> there has been in china for the last 20 years, roughly speaking, a kind of consistently pro-american foreign policy, by which i mean this -- that the chinese saw their salvation, their path to great power, their rise to great power as being fueled by a good relationship with america, because that gave them access to trade, technology, and also created a kind of umbrella of security under which they could grow. is the current leadership and the next generation of leadership in china, from what you can see, still kind of thinking along these same lines? or has the rise of china, the financial crisis, the discrediting perhaps of some notions of american -- the american model, has all this made the chinese feel, you know what? we need to rethink our relationship w
they do want to work with the united states of america. so at this moment in world history, if the u.s. gets it right with china, then we are in for two or three decades of comfortable time. but if the u.s. gets it wrong with china at this point in time, then it is very dangerous. >> there has been in china for the last 20 years, roughly speaking, a kind of consistently pro-american foreign policy, by which i mean this -- that the chinese saw their salvation, their path to great power,...
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means to the united states. they ignore these larger issues of productivity. they don't think of immigrants as producers and consumers and our economy. they ignore issues of entrepreneurship, issues of job creation in sort of play fast and loose with this issue about how to treat their children which all of our children are initially very costly that the investments we make in our children are investments that pay off and huge waves moving forward, so again you have to take the think the longer view on these issues rather than a simplistic snapshots. you also can't simplify this issue of unemployment that we are facing today. workers in our economy are not simply cogs in some sort of giant machine. they are not interchangeable in that kind of way. they have very different skills sets. they live in different regions. they are different ages and have different levels of experience in different places in their careers, so the problems that the unemployed worker in detroit whether it is a welder or an autoworker, th
means to the united states. they ignore these larger issues of productivity. they don't think of immigrants as producers and consumers and our economy. they ignore issues of entrepreneurship, issues of job creation in sort of play fast and loose with this issue about how to treat their children which all of our children are initially very costly that the investments we make in our children are investments that pay off and huge waves moving forward, so again you have to take the think the longer...
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to the the way mainland china deals with united states. the problem is, of course, you don't have human rights, very give human rights record in cuba and in these from the u.s. perspective it is really don't have democratic elections and i was in the most powerful organizations in cuba right now are the cuban communist party and still the cuban military. cuban generals have made millions of dollars off of the recent increase in tourist trade to cuba and i am not sure what i certainly don't think that those groups want to see a normalization of relations with united states that would in any way threaten their position but once the castros have gone from the scene, events may very well force their hand or just simply be too powerful for them. who knows? i don't have a better crystal ball than anybody else, but i really do think that there are lots of people who wouldn't like to make money in cuba and that capitalist incentive i think over time will become even more powerful. other questions? richard. >> have you foresee the possibility that
to the the way mainland china deals with united states. the problem is, of course, you don't have human rights, very give human rights record in cuba and in these from the u.s. perspective it is really don't have democratic elections and i was in the most powerful organizations in cuba right now are the cuban communist party and still the cuban military. cuban generals have made millions of dollars off of the recent increase in tourist trade to cuba and i am not sure what i certainly don't...
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the united states does, britain, france, a few others. the soviet union did or russia now did and withdrew from those in the 1990s. but it really becomes a question of -- a question for the larger powers in the world. and so inherently you're going to have already a stacked deck against anyone who's trying to create equitable international law around basing issues. there's also the issue of the dominance of bilateral law in this regard. every country who agrees to host military forces has signed some sort of status of forces agreement with the country who's military is coming onto their territory unless, of course, they've been conquered. but let's say the majority of countries are in this category. the philippines up until 1991 had -- was home to the naval base and to clark air force base or clark airfield, enormous facilities. when the u.s. pulled out it was discovered that we had over the course of, you know, several decades laid enormous environmental waste to the countryside. there was never a working sewer system at the bases and so
the united states does, britain, france, a few others. the soviet union did or russia now did and withdrew from those in the 1990s. but it really becomes a question of -- a question for the larger powers in the world. and so inherently you're going to have already a stacked deck against anyone who's trying to create equitable international law around basing issues. there's also the issue of the dominance of bilateral law in this regard. every country who agrees to host military forces has...
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united states senate. some said at that point in time it was because the house was on television that the senate finally went on television. in your case, the house of lords was already on television. is that correct? >> that's right. the lords had been televised for four or fine years beforehand. and i think the same could be said to apply. i think it just became very difficult for m.p.'s, and the members of parliament and the commons to justify why they could not be seen. >> when the lords didn't have a problem with it. what is interesting, is ever since we had quite a number of changes, to the rules of coverage, making it much easier to watch. than it was at first. in every case the changes to the rules have started like in the lords, and then been adopt bid the com upons. that's still the case for some changes that are under way at the moment. >> how many cameras in the house of commons? >> we have eight cameras in the common six in the lords. >> how are they mapped? yao they're robotically operated fr
united states senate. some said at that point in time it was because the house was on television that the senate finally went on television. in your case, the house of lords was already on television. is that correct? >> that's right. the lords had been televised for four or fine years beforehand. and i think the same could be said to apply. i think it just became very difficult for m.p.'s, and the members of parliament and the commons to justify why they could not be seen. >> when...
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united states is shown as having a relatively accommodative policy as you could see. and however, that conclusion is driven in part by the use of current rather than forecast inflation in the taylor rule, the point i discussed earl here. and interestingly, essentially all of these countryhaus monetary policies easier than that proscribed by the taylor rule as shown by the fact that every country is situated on or to the left of the vertical access in the figure. as slide nine shorks the relationship between the stance of monetary policy and house price appreciation across countries is quite weak. for example, 11 of the 20 countries in the sample had both tighter monetary policies, relative to the standard taylor rule proscriptions and greater house price appreciations than the united states. and the overall relationship between house prices and monetary policy shown by the solid lines, as the expected slope in the tighter policy is shoshiated with somewhat slower house price appreciation. however, the relationship is statistically insignificant and economically weak.
united states is shown as having a relatively accommodative policy as you could see. and however, that conclusion is driven in part by the use of current rather than forecast inflation in the taylor rule, the point i discussed earl here. and interestingly, essentially all of these countryhaus monetary policies easier than that proscribed by the taylor rule as shown by the fact that every country is situated on or to the left of the vertical access in the figure. as slide nine shorks the...
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department of the united states fashioning our policies and so forth. there was no list. he had no names. was all a lot. that became mccarthyism right there. the republican leaders are pushing him forward. f-series of ten buckets with tom are easing down. it was named mccarthyism. is part of the language. that was what shawn martin was brilliant for. capturing a moment in time and making it a part of our history. it was an irreplaceable gift. he did this decade after decade after decade. i found myself fascinated. there are 218 dvds of herblock cartoons and 200 that you will see that go from the beginning, the early -- i tried to write a narrative about who he was and a capsule of the times. the war, vietnam, etc. civil-rights, the mccarthy period, fear. herblock died a couple weeks before 9/11. you have an extraordinary range of history captured in these cartoons. i hope you will find it of interest. it is the kind of thing that will serve as a reminder. i want to talk about herblock rhythm-and-blues great cartoonist he was, boy from chicago. it is so
department of the united states fashioning our policies and so forth. there was no list. he had no names. was all a lot. that became mccarthyism right there. the republican leaders are pushing him forward. f-series of ten buckets with tom are easing down. it was named mccarthyism. is part of the language. that was what shawn martin was brilliant for. capturing a moment in time and making it a part of our history. it was an irreplaceable gift. he did this decade after decade after decade. i...
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not just the united states. if monetary policy was the source of housing increase in the united states, it seems reasonable to expect that international perspective that those houses would have rise as well. is that the case? with the respect of the magnitude of house price increases,economists have found that only a small portion of increase in the housing prices in this decade can be contributed to the housing policy. this can be used in models that make no use of economic theory. to demonstrate this finding in a simple way, i will use a statistical model that summarizes the historical interfaces of the housing model. this model is similar to economists that seek to analyze the evolution of data series over time. the model incorporates seven variables including measures of economic growth, inflation, unemployment and house prices and the federal funds rate, and it's estimated using data from 1997-2002. for our purposes the value of such a model can be used to predict the behavior of any areas studies, assuming
not just the united states. if monetary policy was the source of housing increase in the united states, it seems reasonable to expect that international perspective that those houses would have rise as well. is that the case? with the respect of the magnitude of house price increases,economists have found that only a small portion of increase in the housing prices in this decade can be contributed to the housing policy. this can be used in models that make no use of economic theory. to...
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or the united states's second largest coffee shop owned by islamic mutual-funds. why would these banks roll up their sleeves and decide to produce islamic products? finance years. the will bankers look for ways to make money, look for products to make money. it could be credit swaps or islamic bonds. the point is they realized there is a market of islamic -- people who have money, who are willing to engage global and financial activity but provided it is compatible with their values. a few years ago a bank in chicago announced it was going to provide islamic cars loans not based on interest. it had a huge demand. the first count was a line out of the bank applying for islamic car loans. people who buy cars tend to be middle-class or not. even in this country among the muslim population there is a large demand for islamic financial products. what this tells us is it is a point of engagement between the global economy and the rising segment of the muslim population that has the means to invest. people who buy bonds generally are investors, people who have cash or th
or the united states's second largest coffee shop owned by islamic mutual-funds. why would these banks roll up their sleeves and decide to produce islamic products? finance years. the will bankers look for ways to make money, look for products to make money. it could be credit swaps or islamic bonds. the point is they realized there is a market of islamic -- people who have money, who are willing to engage global and financial activity but provided it is compatible with their values. a few...
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we have 43 cities around the united states that run there and then around march. we did our finals last year. >> what will you be focused on the? what problems will the be solving next year? >> we are focused on the crisis and the evolving. although it has been in and out over the course of the years, the world is galvanizing around big problems today. corporations need to create jobs. i believe there is an urgency and to say that this is a problem. we are seeing that in no way we have seen before. i think that 2010 is the year when this will happen. i think we will see a very rapid adoption of innovation, inviting people from all over the world to be involved. i think that is the only way that some of these problems will get attacked. as these processes become adopted on a greater scale, we are seeing big problems. we run problems -- >> someone posted a challenge on your web site. >> we work with organizations that run the gamut from procter and gamble to the international aids vaccine initiative. there is an art and science to taking a problem and making a well-
we have 43 cities around the united states that run there and then around march. we did our finals last year. >> what will you be focused on the? what problems will the be solving next year? >> we are focused on the crisis and the evolving. although it has been in and out over the course of the years, the world is galvanizing around big problems today. corporations need to create jobs. i believe there is an urgency and to say that this is a problem. we are seeing that in no way we...
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states? and, honest, jimmy carter said wryly, i learned that my first year in office. and i think that's a president obama is learning at the end of his first year of office. in closing, the third part of the book is this, and it's very simple. the 50th anniversary of everything that happened in the '60s begins this january. did you know that? why am i here? it began -- i began to be kind of obsessed by the fact that nobody knew this. which must mean, as a statement about our collective memory. so i started the website and a research project to try to put in the book, and on a an accompanying website, as far as i could tell everything that occurred in social movements in the period of the 1960s beginning in the late '50s going to the '70s. in this hope that memory is the final battlefield, that we need to keep memory alive if you want to keep hope alive. and you can bet given the nature of the media, that they will cover every one of these events from their point of view that and if you want
states? and, honest, jimmy carter said wryly, i learned that my first year in office. and i think that's a president obama is learning at the end of his first year of office. in closing, the third part of the book is this, and it's very simple. the 50th anniversary of everything that happened in the '60s begins this january. did you know that? why am i here? it began -- i began to be kind of obsessed by the fact that nobody knew this. which must mean, as a statement about our collective memory....
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the united states now -- i'm sorry the united states now is talking about taking military action against iran possibly using nuclear weapons because some of their installations are so [inaudible] there is an unprecedented for that, too so yeah, it wouldn't shock me a great deal. >> i think the louder and more present and ingrained in society we are the harder it would be -- as of today there are still about 4,000 arab-americans in prisons that were in prison after 9/11. some are in the process of being deported. >> not arab-americans' though. >> they are americans, they are. they may not have a citizenship or green card [inaudible] they can be deported. >> notte if we speak up and do our part and we can't do it alone so it requires making alliances and not once of convenience but once actually built -- the platform can't just before air of honor or the air of sake but has to be civil and human rights and social justice. >> one of the things that disturbs the -- my family came here during the first week in the early 1900's. i had a great temples that fought in world war i and that fought
the united states now -- i'm sorry the united states now is talking about taking military action against iran possibly using nuclear weapons because some of their installations are so [inaudible] there is an unprecedented for that, too so yeah, it wouldn't shock me a great deal. >> i think the louder and more present and ingrained in society we are the harder it would be -- as of today there are still about 4,000 arab-americans in prisons that were in prison after 9/11. some are in the...
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was in the japanese american war, so when he came back into the united states, it was tough. i mean, i probably as young as four or five, i really understood what racism really was all about. we had to move every ten months. >> did he first introduce you to this whole world of music, of instruments? >> really did. at five years old i had to start playing the piano, so i took piano lessons. i loved it. there were times when i didn't like it. i would rather be outplaying with my friends, but coming home from school i just had to sit down and practice. my real love was the violin. >> is music your first love? >> not only is it my first love, the music has given me the foundation for life. >> in what ways? >> i think every child, and i am glad you were one of my students. [ laughter ] >> don't tell anybody. >> i am really teaches you how to focus, teaches you how to organize t teaches you how to listen. it teaches you how to communicate. i really like the town. i like the countryside. it was just something that i never experienced before. >> can you explain your not just your pas
was in the japanese american war, so when he came back into the united states, it was tough. i mean, i probably as young as four or five, i really understood what racism really was all about. we had to move every ten months. >> did he first introduce you to this whole world of music, of instruments? >> really did. at five years old i had to start playing the piano, so i took piano lessons. i loved it. there were times when i didn't like it. i would rather be outplaying with my...
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another area where the united states did pretty well. gender discrimination abounds whether it's the gender pay gap that starts, incidentally, right after college and incleese creases over -- increases over a the course of a lifetime, whether it's discrimination against older women in the work force or whether it's the fact that in 2005 the bureau of labor statistics stopped collect canning data on women workers making it almost impossible for journalists, researchers, associatologists to -- sociologists to track trends in women's employment. are they discriminated against, what are their wages, what are their needs, we simply, simply don't know. at present let's look for a moment at the world of academia. considered a good area for women. women make up p -- 50% of instructors and assistant professors but only 27% of tenured faculty in four-year colleges. when the american association of university women tried to investigate this, they came up with very, very interesting information. in a report that they have published called tenure den
another area where the united states did pretty well. gender discrimination abounds whether it's the gender pay gap that starts, incidentally, right after college and incleese creases over -- increases over a the course of a lifetime, whether it's discrimination against older women in the work force or whether it's the fact that in 2005 the bureau of labor statistics stopped collect canning data on women workers making it almost impossible for journalists, researchers, associatologists to --...
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, so i think the united states has played enormous part in sustaining the castro regime. they will do nothing to help castro they preserved to david who defied goliath and the weight to a diminishing of the communism of cuba and so already i think we see some signs of change on the deployment, and i think if this is not at the top of his agenda and he has enough problems with cuba at the moment but i think if that continues surely there will be liberalization in cuba. i can hardly think if more counterproductive policy. i was speaking yesterday at the chicago council on foreign relations and the question came up and one person, one chicago businessman disagree with me very vehemently and said why should we help to the economically. i said of the policy failed 50 years isn't it time to think of something else and he said we could evade them. [laughter] that was tried before and it wasn't very successful either. >> i want to thank archie barham for a very informative invitation. thank you very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >>> archie brown is a former professor
, so i think the united states has played enormous part in sustaining the castro regime. they will do nothing to help castro they preserved to david who defied goliath and the weight to a diminishing of the communism of cuba and so already i think we see some signs of change on the deployment, and i think if this is not at the top of his agenda and he has enough problems with cuba at the moment but i think if that continues surely there will be liberalization in cuba. i can hardly think if more...
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we don't have that mindset in the united states. they may have it because they are organized in such a manner. it is more an issue of how far can the public accept measures such as the measures taken in israel. >> he has made a good point because there is this balance and the current administration made the comment about there is a false choice between your security and your ideals. you choose more security and you give up something on the civil liberties and privacy issue. every time there is an incident or attempted attack we tend to recalibrate that. we may not go as far as israel that considers themselves at war all the time, i doubt the american public would accept that. >> kimberly: but we seem to be more accepting when terrorist acts like this affect the united states. thank you very much. coming up next, their 16-year-old son could have been saved with simple antibiotics. so why did they let him die? and police need more help. this eight month old baby is missing and police have in custody the person suspected oo - boys, wak
we don't have that mindset in the united states. they may have it because they are organized in such a manner. it is more an issue of how far can the public accept measures such as the measures taken in israel. >> he has made a good point because there is this balance and the current administration made the comment about there is a false choice between your security and your ideals. you choose more security and you give up something on the civil liberties and privacy issue. every time...
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the arts are flourishing in the united states. we have in this country nationwide london has peerless orchestrates. but here in the united states and in small cities and yesterday an economic downturn a lot of those orchestras have been in trouble and in fact have cut back. their suffering. but the truth is these are institutions that buy in larger supported by corporate largess. the whole idea of creating wealth is if you like the good days, if you like ways, if you like concerts, if you like painting, if you like sculptures am if you like beautiful homes. none of this can exist unless wealth is created and accumulated. and then used wisely by people who actually want to support it. the government idea of great artistic expression usually tends to be -- one of the reasons -- one of the things that is so peculiar about the arts was created in 1967 by president johnson. and if you look at the record of great artistic achievement in the united states since 1967, i think they're a very commits are a few of those achievements that peo
the arts are flourishing in the united states. we have in this country nationwide london has peerless orchestrates. but here in the united states and in small cities and yesterday an economic downturn a lot of those orchestras have been in trouble and in fact have cut back. their suffering. but the truth is these are institutions that buy in larger supported by corporate largess. the whole idea of creating wealth is if you like the good days, if you like ways, if you like concerts, if you like...
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it is not just that in the united states, is it? -- the debt in the united states, is it? i am not persuaded that the domestic demand is going to rise in china and brazil and, thus, sustain this. if the u.s. is going to grow at a new level, aren't we going to see commodity prices declined? -- commodity prices decline from these current levels? >> do you want to go first, hans? >> why is it happening? let me first say why it is not happening. many people think that this was happening because of export growth, because of peter manipulation of currencies or through other -- because of peter manipulation of currencies or to other factors, such as stimulation in china, for example, these economies were igrowing by exporting. that is a mystery of the data, in my opinion. -- a miss reread of the data coe out in my opinion. i would say that line of thinking is another danger because the trading system as we know it. we talk about protectionism and we talk about limiting the imports. there's a lot of discussion about rethinking export growth, which could also be against the trading
it is not just that in the united states, is it? -- the debt in the united states, is it? i am not persuaded that the domestic demand is going to rise in china and brazil and, thus, sustain this. if the u.s. is going to grow at a new level, aren't we going to see commodity prices declined? -- commodity prices decline from these current levels? >> do you want to go first, hans? >> why is it happening? let me first say why it is not happening. many people think that this was happening...
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wil haygood discusses his book is dave zirin, author of "a people's history of sports in the united states." >> host: welcome to "after words." i'm dave zirin, i'm the sports editor for the nation magazine, and i'm absolutely thrilled to be interviewing a man who has written a tremendous biography about the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of the 20th century. that boxer's name is walker smith jr. better known as sugar ray robinson, and the author is wil haygood. how you doing, sir? >> guest: i'm good. great to be here. >> host: it's good to have you. >> guest: i really do think this book is a tremendous ak450e6789, so congratulations right away. >> guest: thank you very much. thank you. >> host: you are not a sports biographer by trade. >> guest: right. >> host: why did you decide to spend five years of your life writing about sugar ray robinson? >> guest: well, i had written two previous biographies, one of adam clayton powell and the other the entertainer, sammy davis jr. so i started thinking, if i could find another subject that interested me, i'd have a trilogy. three major biographies
wil haygood discusses his book is dave zirin, author of "a people's history of sports in the united states." >> host: welcome to "after words." i'm dave zirin, i'm the sports editor for the nation magazine, and i'm absolutely thrilled to be interviewing a man who has written a tremendous biography about the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of the 20th century. that boxer's name is walker smith jr. better known as sugar ray robinson, and the author is wil haygood. how you...
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croix, united states virgin islands, and for other purposes. and for consideration of the bill h.r. 4474, to authorize the continued use of search and water diversion located on national forest system land in the frank church river of no return wilderness and the sellway bitterroot wil wildernen the state of idaho and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered precipitationed. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, proceedings will resume on the motions to suspend the rules previously postponed. voteslike taken in the following order -- votes will be takened in to thing order. house resolution 990 by the yeas and nays. house resolution 1011 by the yeas and nays. and house resolution 1003 by the yeas and nays. proceedings on the house resolutions 1024 will resume later this week. first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. the remaining electronic votes will be conducted as five-minute votes. the unfinished business is the vote of the motion of the gentlewoman from california, ms. woolsey,
croix, united states virgin islands, and for other purposes. and for consideration of the bill h.r. 4474, to authorize the continued use of search and water diversion located on national forest system land in the frank church river of no return wilderness and the sellway bitterroot wil wildernen the state of idaho and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered precipitationed. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, proceedings will resume on the motions to...
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then a fellow with the center for education reform talks about the state of education in the united states. "washington journal" taking your calls live every morning at 7:00 a.m. on eastern. monday, the president of the internet corporation for assigned names and numbers is interviewed by the the wall street journal technology reporter. >> in this next panel, and look at what could be the driving factors in the u.s. and global economies in 2010. we will hear from a member of president obama is council on economic adviser. this is just under one hour. >> we will talk about the world economy in 2010 now that the world has emerged from what is clearly the deepest postwar recession, what will the economy look like and what are the risks. the economy has been propped up mike government and by huge stimulus. what happens when we try to exit that? to leave risks sovereign debt crisis? what will asset markets to do? do we face the risk of an asset bubble? those of the kinds of questions that i want to talk about. we will have some predictions, some very concrete predictions. i have two terrific an
then a fellow with the center for education reform talks about the state of education in the united states. "washington journal" taking your calls live every morning at 7:00 a.m. on eastern. monday, the president of the internet corporation for assigned names and numbers is interviewed by the the wall street journal technology reporter. >> in this next panel, and look at what could be the driving factors in the u.s. and global economies in 2010. we will hear from a member of...
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states. 35% are the two top taxes in the united states. plus, if you throw in the estate gift and generation skipping taxes which you referred to, that's currently 45%. actually, it's currently zero because we're in a year in which those taxes have disappeared. but those are likely to come back at a 45% rate. and in 2011 on january 1, the estate tax jumps back up to a 55% rate. and a lot of other taxes do, too, as the bush tax cuts capire. so taxes are high in the united states because we're not doing anything to reduce those taxes. the rest of the world is slowly and wonderfully reducing the taxes on business income and personal income. that's great. that's making those economies where that's happening much more vibrant and growth is higher. but in the united states, those taxes remain high. in fact, there are plans in the obama administration and in other places to cause those taxes to rise even further and new taxes, value add taxes, taxes for health care, taxes for energy, to go up. that will hurt the u.s. score in our index. host: how
states. 35% are the two top taxes in the united states. plus, if you throw in the estate gift and generation skipping taxes which you referred to, that's currently 45%. actually, it's currently zero because we're in a year in which those taxes have disappeared. but those are likely to come back at a 45% rate. and in 2011 on january 1, the estate tax jumps back up to a 55% rate. and a lot of other taxes do, too, as the bush tax cuts capire. so taxes are high in the united states because we're...
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you're typical post war rescission of the united states lasted for laughs than a year. the longest post war recession was 16 months. and so that the as the crisis unfolded, okay, as the crisis unfolded policymakers were looking at some of the benchmarks that were laid out in our analysis, and two statistics i will flag that are shocking in the year we had moved from the american economic association presentation at the beginning of 2008 to the same presentation exactly a year later, and two statistics that we produced from this comparison of the other crises really shocked many who heard us cite those statistics. we said on average if you look at all of the house of year, systemic financial crises post world war ii both emerging markets and advanced economies on average unemployment rises to seven percentage points. so from the bottom to the peak, so the bottom was in the late 2006 around 4% so we were saying if we use the average it would give 11%. that was one statistic that really shocked people. this was january, 2009 when we presented it in the middle of 2008 when
you're typical post war rescission of the united states lasted for laughs than a year. the longest post war recession was 16 months. and so that the as the crisis unfolded, okay, as the crisis unfolded policymakers were looking at some of the benchmarks that were laid out in our analysis, and two statistics i will flag that are shocking in the year we had moved from the american economic association presentation at the beginning of 2008 to the same presentation exactly a year later, and two...
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that willÑi take us throughout e united states. as we do that, we'll have more opportunities to educate the american people about what it is we do at this department. a great friend of mine is senator daniel in a waouye. his story is a remarkable story that i have heard with tears in my eyes. he and a group of 01 americans of japanese descent -- a group of all white and americans of japanese descent decided -- a decided --hawaiian americans were told that they could not join because they were japanese. ñrhe went on to form what becama battalion, and that battalion was finally recognized by president roosevelt in an executive order that allowed them to defend the united states of america. in being a member of that battalion, he received a medal of honor. even today, it is the unit of the american military that has received more medals of honor than any other single unit. it started out with several thousand people and by the end of the war there were only a few hundred people still alive. in his visits over here to the department o
that willÑi take us throughout e united states. as we do that, we'll have more opportunities to educate the american people about what it is we do at this department. a great friend of mine is senator daniel in a waouye. his story is a remarkable story that i have heard with tears in my eyes. he and a group of 01 americans of japanese descent -- a group of all white and americans of japanese descent decided -- a decided --hawaiian americans were told that they could not join because they were...
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if you were to require the united states or any country really to clean up after its military activity overseas, there really would be no end to what can be required of them. of them. the u.s. recently paid 100 million -- about ten years ago paid not $100 million to canada to clean up to relatively minor facilities that we had up in the northern part of that country, and that is an instance where the impacts and amount of damages were ultimately minor and we don't want to get into a situation where we are having to -- we i mean the u.s. military, not obviously myself -- where the military is having to check itself and spend an inordinate amount of time keeping its activities limited or somehow above board environment and therefore possibly do that, possibly not doing as much as it can to fulfill its mission. that is its perspective and the perspective of people in the government i spoke with for the article. now, all of that being said -- and you have these two categories around which there is no corpus of international law we had no motivation normal momentum toward the development of
if you were to require the united states or any country really to clean up after its military activity overseas, there really would be no end to what can be required of them. of them. the u.s. recently paid 100 million -- about ten years ago paid not $100 million to canada to clean up to relatively minor facilities that we had up in the northern part of that country, and that is an instance where the impacts and amount of damages were ultimately minor and we don't want to get into a situation...
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in the united states out of switzerland. >> kroft: and that was how much? >> birkenfeld: that was 19,000 clients and around 20 billion swiss francs, which is about $19 billion. >> kroft: of the percentage of american accounts that you represented, how many would you say were trying to evade taxes? >> birkenfeld: my own clients? >> kroft: uh-huh. >> birkenfeld: i would say about 90%. >> kroft: did people tell you this was their intention when they opened an account? >> birkenfeld: it was the unwritten rule. you didn't have to discuss it. people wouldn't fly all the way to switzerland to open accounts just because they wanted to declare their money. >> kroft: and as a private banker for u.b.s., birkenfeld would help his clients invest, spend and move their money. one example he told us about involved withdrawing cash from a customer's account, buying some diamonds in geneva, and then smuggling them into the u.s. for the client inside a toothpaste tube. birkenfeld claimed it was legal because the diamonds, he said, were worth less than $10,000 and didn't have
in the united states out of switzerland. >> kroft: and that was how much? >> birkenfeld: that was 19,000 clients and around 20 billion swiss francs, which is about $19 billion. >> kroft: of the percentage of american accounts that you represented, how many would you say were trying to evade taxes? >> birkenfeld: my own clients? >> kroft: uh-huh. >> birkenfeld: i would say about 90%. >> kroft: did people tell you this was their intention when they opened...
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the united states. just yesterday a man slipped through security at newark airport in new jersey so this morning police are still looking for that man. authorities say the man walked through the screening checkpoint exit into the secure side of the continental terminal. police are looking at surveillance tapes, they are trying to identify that man. airline passengers are boarding again this morning after flights were grounded for hours yesterday. so, you have what happened in newark yesterday. multiply that by what happened on christmas day, needless to say things are going to change when you fly. >> sherrie johnson is live to tell us what it is going to be like to leave town today. >> reporter: good morning. the u.s. government has issued new security rules for all airlines that fly into this country. immediately after the christmas day bomb attempt. the government ordered patdowns and extra luggage checks for all passengers on international flights to the u.s. today new measures narrow that down to th
the united states. just yesterday a man slipped through security at newark airport in new jersey so this morning police are still looking for that man. authorities say the man walked through the screening checkpoint exit into the secure side of the continental terminal. police are looking at surveillance tapes, they are trying to identify that man. airline passengers are boarding again this morning after flights were grounded for hours yesterday. so, you have what happened in newark yesterday....
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cuban sugar is not coming into the united states. rather, the united states subsidizes high-priced louisiana sugar cane which is very costly compared to other places. there are just too many other locations where we need to have a viable crop. host: the millions of dollars that are pouring in, is there a concern that it is too much, too soon? . . guest: the obama administration, by making the decision to take such a leadership role on giving aid could be setting itself up for another katrina-type situation. and on the reputations have been lost on these relief programs. Ñithere is usually much less thn meets the eye. host: thank you for your time this morning, larry burns -- birns. >> we are expecting everything to get under way. we will bring alive to you here on c-span. meanwhile, an update from the military side of the recovery and relief efforts in haiti. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says he expects 9000 to 10,000 troops will be in haiti offshore monday to hope is to be dated and help potential rioting. the total am
cuban sugar is not coming into the united states. rather, the united states subsidizes high-priced louisiana sugar cane which is very costly compared to other places. there are just too many other locations where we need to have a viable crop. host: the millions of dollars that are pouring in, is there a concern that it is too much, too soon? . . guest: the obama administration, by making the decision to take such a leadership role on giving aid could be setting itself up for another...
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the united states, hawaii is the best place. >> reporter: the promise of sunshine year round has not been enough to save the state's once booming tourism industry. now state officials look to president obama's hawaiian vacation to bring in much needed revenue. >> we depend mostly on tourism for our economy. and when the tourism went down, it affected everyone. >> reporter: marsha, the state tourism liaison, says it accounts for 25 of the economy and declined in the last two years for a loss of nearly $3 billion. now with an unemployment rate of 7%, and a budget shortfall expected to reach $1.2 billion by the end of 2010, state officials are looking for ways to cut. one proposal is to mandate furlough dates for teachers and cut the number of school days. but she says reviving tourism is the ultimate key to rebuilding the state's economy and she welcomes the free publicity that comes along with a presidential visit. >> all of the images that have been shown throughout the world, because of his visit here, is going to help hawaii immensely as we move forward to put that desire in people
the united states, hawaii is the best place. >> reporter: the promise of sunshine year round has not been enough to save the state's once booming tourism industry. now state officials look to president obama's hawaiian vacation to bring in much needed revenue. >> we depend mostly on tourism for our economy. and when the tourism went down, it affected everyone. >> reporter: marsha, the state tourism liaison, says it accounts for 25 of the economy and declined in the last two...
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there were actually invented in the united states. -- they were actually invented in the united states. all of the vehicle manufacturers are spending an enormous amount of time on the component and of this to take cost out, to take weight out because weight is very important in creating optimal energy and so forth. you've also got some very good technology companies who have been attracted to this particular game in order to provide what they think are bad -- or better mousetraps. host: nick on the republican line in florida. caller: i've got a question about how accurate at all this information is that has been forced to the automakers about efficiency, cost and so on. what i know, talking to german people in engineering -- they have a successful engineering staff in germany -- and also here and so on. this technology is nothing new. we built the first electric battery in 1962. we did a hybrid in 1967. this technology is not brand new technology. we developed this in the 1960's. german companies to the same thing. and what it did, this amount of r&d is not cost-effective. the harvard
there were actually invented in the united states. -- they were actually invented in the united states. all of the vehicle manufacturers are spending an enormous amount of time on the component and of this to take cost out, to take weight out because weight is very important in creating optimal energy and so forth. you've also got some very good technology companies who have been attracted to this particular game in order to provide what they think are bad -- or better mousetraps. host: nick on...
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they are back from the united states and their long extended visit and they are back home and we get that kind of love and it is hard to explain, like a love that a mother has for their son and the whole country has it for us. >> our every day life, it doesn't matter who we are and where you are from and what you v you can all do little things to impact somebody's life. >> through football, wally and izzi can make an impact on countless fans but during the trip, there was one child who made a huge impact on them. a 4-year-old lady named shakier asman. her smile and behind that was a sick girl in desperate need of health. she was born with a life threatening defect, a whole in her heart. as words spread about her condition an organization called the heart gift foundation was is able help but there was a page snag. airfare to the united states was not part of the funding. >> i was like it can't be happen tog this girl. so full of life, even when i wrote a letter, i said she is full a life. i started talking to people and fortunately, i met this councilwoman who happens to be wally's au
they are back from the united states and their long extended visit and they are back home and we get that kind of love and it is hard to explain, like a love that a mother has for their son and the whole country has it for us. >> our every day life, it doesn't matter who we are and where you are from and what you v you can all do little things to impact somebody's life. >> through football, wally and izzi can make an impact on countless fans but during the trip, there was one child...
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united states wants to see a return on its money. essentially he pressed the president to take the fight to al qaeda. >> so now? >> he's coming back with that message, only he's underlining it with harsher words and more money that the u.s. is promising. >> he wants to see action? >> he wants the yemeni government to take action against al qaeda. the problem is, by focusing so exclusively on al qaeda, the u.s. almost induces the type of results it's hoping to avoid. >> do we still have mr. hull on the phone? >> i am here. >> last question to mr. hall. do you believe there will be boots on the ground or do you agree with mr. johnson it's probably not the case? will there be boots on the ground? >> i think there are boots on the ground, i hope they are yemeni boots. the u.s. role is providing intelligence, training, equipment. that's our comparative advantage. i would argue we're not just talking about a military response to this problem. we have to broaden our efforts, we have to look at the economic, political and social factors that
united states wants to see a return on its money. essentially he pressed the president to take the fight to al qaeda. >> so now? >> he's coming back with that message, only he's underlining it with harsher words and more money that the u.s. is promising. >> he wants to see action? >> he wants the yemeni government to take action against al qaeda. the problem is, by focusing so exclusively on al qaeda, the u.s. almost induces the type of results it's hoping to avoid....
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in terms of the united states, the u.s. will be and pour in contributor but it will not be the only one. it is not going to do this alone, it cannot do it alone. it has to be an important effort by the development banks, by the europeans, by the private sector in helping to bring haiti back. it has got to be a coordinated and international effort. host: front page of "the philadelphia inquirer." it said heydey, at a glance spirit -- haiti at a glance. here is a look at the other numbers as well. 1700 u.s. troops on the ground and another 2000 marines are on the way. new york, bill on the independent line. caller: i hope your guest will find a little bit -- spend a little bit of time talking about the bush policy of supporting a coup in haiti in 2004. my thought is that haiti is not the poorest and least developed country in the western hemisphere by accident. in fact, it is by design. the design is american policy there. . . host: going forward, what do you think the u.s. role should be? caller: i do not know. it is a mess.
in terms of the united states, the u.s. will be and pour in contributor but it will not be the only one. it is not going to do this alone, it cannot do it alone. it has to be an important effort by the development banks, by the europeans, by the private sector in helping to bring haiti back. it has got to be a coordinated and international effort. host: front page of "the philadelphia inquirer." it said heydey, at a glance spirit -- haiti at a glance. here is a look at the other...
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states to talk to us directly and frankly about the rule of law in china. i'm not saying it's going to happen tomorrow, but i'm saying there is something on the horizon that looks positive and we should pursue it as much as we can. it seems to me the chinese have tiananmen in their background. we should not let anybody forget it. they are certainly not going to forget it -- we don't have that much of a role to play, actually. what we have to look forward is for those signs to come out, that tiananmen has not and will not happen again, i hope. >> i chose 127. i walked through my life triple-time in my mind and wrote down on a pad what had totally wiped meut physically when i saw thim in the flesh, right? when i started, art historian work in 1953 until today, it came to 127. i cut it to 111 because everything is one plus i couldn't afford the difference in the color separation, so 1 lefrn but it's a good list and it would be your list -- 50% of what i chose would be your absolute list. >> charlie: what why do you say this? >> these things, because of the gen
states to talk to us directly and frankly about the rule of law in china. i'm not saying it's going to happen tomorrow, but i'm saying there is something on the horizon that looks positive and we should pursue it as much as we can. it seems to me the chinese have tiananmen in their background. we should not let anybody forget it. they are certainly not going to forget it -- we don't have that much of a role to play, actually. what we have to look forward is for those signs to come out, that...
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i want the united states to be what it has always been and that is a leader, the leader when it comes to a clean energy future. that's exactly what this clean energy manufacturing initiative will help us do. it will help close the clean energy gap that's group between america and other nations. through this initiative we're awarding $2.3 billion in tax credits for american manufacturers of clean energy technologies. companies that build wind turbines, produce solar panels and assemble cutting-edge batteries. the initiative we're outlining today will likely generate 17,000 jobs and roughly $5 billion or that will leverage in the private sector investments, could help create tens of thousands of additional jobs. at the same time this initiative will give a much-needed fwooft our manufacturing sector by building new plants or upgrading old ones and will take an important step to meeting the goal of doubling the amount of renewable power we use in the next three years with wind turbines and solar panels built right here in the u.s.a. this is good for middle class families, good for our se
i want the united states to be what it has always been and that is a leader, the leader when it comes to a clean energy future. that's exactly what this clean energy manufacturing initiative will help us do. it will help close the clean energy gap that's group between america and other nations. through this initiative we're awarding $2.3 billion in tax credits for american manufacturers of clean energy technologies. companies that build wind turbines, produce solar panels and assemble...
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one is the united states and the other is canada. that was done because according to american amok, they could not prosecute people who had committed crimes outside the united states whose victims are not american. the american government in 1977 basically did what i jokingly call the outcome, compromise. the fbi wanted to have him tried for murder so they got an income-tax. it is the same idea. they were asked questions about there past which they falsified so they can be put on trial. but good news it is relatively easy to win cases the tissue and not have to prove they murdered anyone but they live. if you want to become an american citizen, you need good character. if you are born in america you don't. [laughter] if somebody sir john the latvian murder squad it is proven he does not have good character the bad news is the punishment is not commensurate with the crime because the punishment was denaturalization then deportation and have there been a country willing to seek extradition then it would have been okay but the only coun
one is the united states and the other is canada. that was done because according to american amok, they could not prosecute people who had committed crimes outside the united states whose victims are not american. the american government in 1977 basically did what i jokingly call the outcome, compromise. the fbi wanted to have him tried for murder so they got an income-tax. it is the same idea. they were asked questions about there past which they falsified so they can be put on trial. but...
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it is something i championed in the united states senate. it has real implications for the area you want to get into and that's health care, because if we could get these small you know, devices and they could cure -- cancer and others quickly and without more scarring and the like, it is going to make a big difference. in the short-term, transportation funding will be a big priority for me this year. we have been able to -- to win the issuance of build america bonds so municipalities in the valley and elsewhere have a new option if financing roads and bridges and transportation systems. that will be a shot in the arm for the area because we know you can't have big league economic growth with little league transportation systems. now in terms of the area you would like to see in the health bill, there are -- some additional programs that are going to help us get the folks that we're going to need to carry out this bill. and if you'll lead me -- heave me your e-mail and phone, we'll be glad to work with you specifically, to sort of walk you a
it is something i championed in the united states senate. it has real implications for the area you want to get into and that's health care, because if we could get these small you know, devices and they could cure -- cancer and others quickly and without more scarring and the like, it is going to make a big difference. in the short-term, transportation funding will be a big priority for me this year. we have been able to -- to win the issuance of build america bonds so municipalities in the...
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not just the united states. if monetary policy was the source of housing increase in the united states, it seems reasonable to expect that international perspective that those houses would have rise as well. is that the case? with the respect of the magnitude of house price increases,economists have found that only a small portion of increase in the housing prices in this decade can be contributed to the housing policy. this can be used in models that make no use of economic theory. to demonstrate this finding in a simple way, i will use a statistical model that summarizes the historical interfaces of the housing model. this model is similar to economists that seek to analyze the evolution of data series over time. the model incorporates seven variables including measures of economic growth, inflation, unemployment and house prices and the federal funds rate, and it's estimated using data from 1997-2002. for our purposes the value of such a model can be used to predict the behavior of any areas studies, assuming
not just the united states. if monetary policy was the source of housing increase in the united states, it seems reasonable to expect that international perspective that those houses would have rise as well. is that the case? with the respect of the magnitude of house price increases,economists have found that only a small portion of increase in the housing prices in this decade can be contributed to the housing policy. this can be used in models that make no use of economic theory. to...
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the united states now -- i'm sorry. the united states now is talking about, you know, taking military action against iran. possibly using nuclear weapons because some of their installations are so deep underground. there's been a precedent for that, too. so yeah, it would not shock me a great deal. >> well, i think the louder, more visible and the more present we are and the more ingrained we would be in the society, the harder it would be -- >> as a of today, there are still about 4,000 arab-americans in prisons that were imprisoned after 9/11. some of them are in the process of being deported. >> well, they are not arab-americans then. >> they're americans. they are. i mean, i have citizenship or a green card, even those with a green card can be deported. >> not -- well, then -- not if we speak up and not if we do our part. and we can't do it alone and it requires making alliances. and not ones of convenience. but ones that are actually built -- i mean, the platform can't just be for arab honor or for the arab sake bu
the united states now -- i'm sorry. the united states now is talking about, you know, taking military action against iran. possibly using nuclear weapons because some of their installations are so deep underground. there's been a precedent for that, too. so yeah, it would not shock me a great deal. >> well, i think the louder, more visible and the more present we are and the more ingrained we would be in the society, the harder it would be -- >> as a of today, there are still about...
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if there is incentive to move your factorty from the united states to china where they've got supposedly a more -- underneath the cap for emissions, then that factory is indeed going go there. >> why do you believe there will be jobs created. >> fundamentally will is an unprecedented opportunity from eliminating waste in terms of energy efficiency improvements in the building stock and transportation infrastructure, investments in new technology, clean energy technologies, rebuilding our infrastructure built over the last 100, 150 years so it uses as little resource as possible to be productive. i think this is a tremendous opportunity. and the legislation will help in my view. >> we will be watching this issue very closely. thank you so much, dan miller the heartland institute and craig sieben with sieben energy associates, we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> good to be with you. >> thank you so much for watching, everybody. we hope you enjoyed this show and we also hope you stick with us here at "first business" throughout the new year. have a great day.
if there is incentive to move your factorty from the united states to china where they've got supposedly a more -- underneath the cap for emissions, then that factory is indeed going go there. >> why do you believe there will be jobs created. >> fundamentally will is an unprecedented opportunity from eliminating waste in terms of energy efficiency improvements in the building stock and transportation infrastructure, investments in new technology, clean energy technologies,...
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[laughter] the parts are flourishing in the united states. nationwide london has peerless orchestras but here in the united states in the small cities during the economic downturn they have been in trouble and have had to cut back and suffering but the truth is these are institutions that by and large are supported by corporate largess. the whole idea of creating wealth if you like the good things paintings and sculptures nine of this can exist unless wealth is created and accumulated and then used wisely by people who want to support a big government idea. it usually tends to be one of the things of the peculiar national endowment for the arts was created by president johnson. if you look at the record of great artistic achievement since 1967 it is very, very few of those achievements i greatly appreciate people coming out today i will be glad to speak to you or sign copies of this booker answer any questions you may have. thank you for being part of this audience and part of this location and support for heritage foundation. [applause] >> i
[laughter] the parts are flourishing in the united states. nationwide london has peerless orchestras but here in the united states in the small cities during the economic downturn they have been in trouble and have had to cut back and suffering but the truth is these are institutions that by and large are supported by corporate largess. the whole idea of creating wealth if you like the good things paintings and sculptures nine of this can exist unless wealth is created and accumulated and then...
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was clearly the lone voice demanding active anti fascist activity, demanding the united states go to war at a time when that was not a popular position in the country at large and not a popular position in the american left either. for reasons already cited. for the group of people surrounding ingersoll, the creator of the paper, this was a unique opportunity to express themselves artistically and to express themselves politically in this crusading anti fascist journal. later i can tell you about some of the crusades the paper went on leading up to the war and after the united states got involved. that general total commitment to anti fascism as being the most important political stance of the time was what made p.m. and unique place to be. >> paul's marvelous book here is based on his ph.d. but in spite of that, one would expect it to be not as entertaining or well written as is. he has gone against the usual rules of academia. it is a marvelous read and did does explain this -- ingersoll had started out with life magazine and fortune, a paper aimed at big business and before that h
was clearly the lone voice demanding active anti fascist activity, demanding the united states go to war at a time when that was not a popular position in the country at large and not a popular position in the american left either. for reasons already cited. for the group of people surrounding ingersoll, the creator of the paper, this was a unique opportunity to express themselves artistically and to express themselves politically in this crusading anti fascist journal. later i can tell you...
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that bill, as you know, is pending in the united states senate. it is not only essential to those making good faith effort to find work but a direct spark to local economies. the bill will help us build roads, lay tracks and upgrade water systems and more. some of the best ways to create good-paying jobs. building needed infrastructure. it is critical the bill gets taken to the president's job as soon as possible. in the last administration, turned a massive surplus into record deficits. on today's right, fiscal denial accuracy deficit. meanwhile the country is rightfully worried that washington is spending too much money. democrats get it and we will do something about it. our country faces hard choices. it can no longer and no longer should be put off. so we're working to pass a strong pay as you go legislation, which is as we speak being considered in the senate this week because the pledge to pay for what we buy is a proven deficit reduce you are. president obama has announced a freeze of discretionary spending which will require us to choose
that bill, as you know, is pending in the united states senate. it is not only essential to those making good faith effort to find work but a direct spark to local economies. the bill will help us build roads, lay tracks and upgrade water systems and more. some of the best ways to create good-paying jobs. building needed infrastructure. it is critical the bill gets taken to the president's job as soon as possible. in the last administration, turned a massive surplus into record deficits. on...
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that is a big problem in the economy of the united states. the financial economy has gone through the roof. the only thing that will correct it is to go back to constitutional money. host: thank you for your comments as we turn our direction to afghanistan and homeland security with michael scheuer, former head of the osama bin laden unit in the cia. he will join us for 45 minutes in just a moment. we will be right back. ♪ >> there is less than one month left to enter c-span's 2010 studentscam contest. just create a five minute to 8 minute video on one of our country's greatest strengths or a challenge that we are facing. it must incorporate c-span programming and show challenging points of view. do not wait another minute, go to c-span.org for contest rules and information. >> american icons, original documentaries from c-span, now available on tv. and i on a journey on the three homes of the american government. go beyond the velvet ropes and public tours of the white house. explore the history, art, and architecture of the capital. ameri
that is a big problem in the economy of the united states. the financial economy has gone through the roof. the only thing that will correct it is to go back to constitutional money. host: thank you for your comments as we turn our direction to afghanistan and homeland security with michael scheuer, former head of the osama bin laden unit in the cia. he will join us for 45 minutes in just a moment. we will be right back. ♪ >> there is less than one month left to enter c-span's 2010...
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states in case the united states had a first strike that decapitated the civilian leadership in soviet union. and you're nodding so i assume it's yes. but they kept it all secret. so that we didn't know they had this extra deterrent against the first strike. and it's similar to the cuban missile crisis where they installed nuclear missiles in cuba presumably to turn american invasion of cuba, yet they didn't tell us about it. and maybe you can continue. >> well, you're right that i was a retaliatory system. that the soviet leaders devised and they actually had one point thought about a completely automated test them and they got word that would be a little to do too frightening for them. so they developed a semi automatic system, which involved this deep underground bunker in the shape of the globe and several men with a checklist and under certain circumstances lost an indication that the national command authority, seismic evidence of a first strike or a nuclear strike. they would launch small command rockets which would then be used to module the weapons. they described as in the ch
states in case the united states had a first strike that decapitated the civilian leadership in soviet union. and you're nodding so i assume it's yes. but they kept it all secret. so that we didn't know they had this extra deterrent against the first strike. and it's similar to the cuban missile crisis where they installed nuclear missiles in cuba presumably to turn american invasion of cuba, yet they didn't tell us about it. and maybe you can continue. >> well, you're right that i was a...
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indeed, as i said, had great visions for the growth of this united states. i've introduced this book with a little brief description of rip van winkle's -- washington irving story, rip van winkle, which i think captures some of the extraordinary changes that took place in this. in 1789 and 1815. in fact, from the revolution to the second decade of the 19th century. irving, who was conservative and conservative sensibilities, wrote the short story which i think is his most famous short story, most of you are familiar with it. in the second decade of the 19th century. i think he was trying to express some of the awesome changes that he had experienced in his own lifetime. and they've been here developed an acute sense that his native land was no longer the same place that it had been a generation earlier. he had his character, as you recall, rip weakened from a street that had begun before the revolution and had gone on for 20 years or so. and when rip enters his own village, he immediately felt lost. the building, the faces, the names are all strange and inco
indeed, as i said, had great visions for the growth of this united states. i've introduced this book with a little brief description of rip van winkle's -- washington irving story, rip van winkle, which i think captures some of the extraordinary changes that took place in this. in 1789 and 1815. in fact, from the revolution to the second decade of the 19th century. irving, who was conservative and conservative sensibilities, wrote the short story which i think is his most famous short story,...